Miami airport closes a terminal due to lack of TSA workers

Passengers will still be dropped off at Terminal G, but outbound passengers will not have access to the terminal.

Miami Internationalís TSA employees have been calling out sick at twice the normal rate since the government shutdown began Dec. 22, Chin said. As a result, TSA managers arenít confident they can keep the 11 checkpoints staffed for normal operating hours.

"We felt we had to make a decision before the weekend," Chin told the Miami Herald. "They're erring on the side of caution."

Nonfederal employees will also be affected, Chin said, as retail employees who usually work at the one gift shop and four restaurants in terminal G will also be without work.